Announcements Issue

Volume 12, Number 6 / December 2012

Warm Wishes for the New Year

A Message From Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

As we are finishing the old year and looking ahead to the New Year, I wish to send my prayers and warmest greetings to everyone.

This life is very rare and precious, and it does not last very long. More >

A Letter From Ligmincha’s Executive Director

The Year in Review – 2012

What a year! This year marks the 20th anniversary since Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche founded Ligmincha Institute. It has been a year of reflection, both looking at the past and looking toward the future. So much has been accomplished through More >

Update on the New Ligmincha Website

Your Doorway to All of Ligmincha’s Worldwide Activities

Come the start of the New Year, the face of Ligmincha's website will change. At that time, Ligmincha.org will be the homepage of Ligmincha International—your entryway not just to Serenity Ridge, but to all of Ligmincha's worldwide centers and sanghas. More >

Upcoming December Webcast

Live Guided Dzogchen Meditation

The next scheduled live webcast of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will be Sunday, Dec. 30, from 3–4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time U.S. (New York time). It will be broadcast live during an afternoon teaching by Rinpoche during the annual winter retreat and is not a public talk. (Please note that an incorrect date for the webcast was listed in the October issue of VOCL.)

New Online Workshop ‘Awakening the Sacred Arts’

Discover Your Creative Potential at Workshop Starting Jan. 12

Coming this January is a brand-new online workshop with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, "Awakening the Sacred Arts: Discovering Your Creative Potential." Join other participants from around the world in bringing your creative endeavors to an entirely new level.

Link to ‘Yungdrung Bon in Pictures’ on Facebook

Link to and Contribute Images of Bon Teachers and Community

Upcoming Retreats

Ligmincha’s Serenity Ridge Retreat Center

The retreats described below will take place at Serenity Ridge, Ligmincha Institute’s retreat center in Nelson County, Va. To register or for more information, click on the links below, or contact us at
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or 434-263-6304.

Dec. 27, 2012–Jan. 1, 2013Winter Retreat 2012: Experiential Transmission, Part 5Dzogchen Teachings With Geshe Tenzin Wangyal RinpochePrerequisite: Participants must have received the teachings for Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Experiential Transmission of Zhang Zhung in order to attend these Part 5 teachings.Learn more or register

To register for any of the above retreats, or for more information about teachings in the Bon Buddhist tradition of Tibet, please contact us at
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or 434-263-6304, or visit the Ligmincha Institute website.

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Bookstore & Tibet Shop

We are happy to announce the first publication by Sacred Sky Press! In Indestructible: The Longevity Practice of Lama Tséwang Rikdzin, Raven Cypress Wood has beautifully translated and annotated parts of Tséwang Rikdzin's text, the Tsewang Jarima. Known as the “King of Longevity,” eighth century Tibetan master Tséwang Rikdzin composed many ritual texts aimed at alleviating suffering and was a dzogchen master. The book was first made available during Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche’s fall retreat at Serenity Ridge. Now it is available to all.

The hardcover has a dust jacket and contains color word highlights and several color photos. The paperback contains the same contents, but with black and white text and interior photos.Order copies here

About Voice of Clear Light

Voice of Clear Light is a free email publication of Ligmincha International. Your suggestions and contributions to Voice of Clear Light are welcome. To contact us, send an email to: voiceofclearlight@ligmincha.org

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